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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Something that supports a sculpture






2. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






3. Where the revolving door was fully developed






4. Technique of shading using dots to control value






5. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






6. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






7. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






8. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






9. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






10. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






11. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






12. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






13. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






14. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






15. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






16. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






17. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






18. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






19. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






20. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






21. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






22. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






23. Application of potassium sulphide






24. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






25. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






26. Known for his glass sculpture






27. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






28. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






29. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






30. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






31. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






32. Renowned for paintings and prints






33. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






34. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






35. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






36. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






37. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






38. Pale green






39. The amount of light reflected by a hue






40. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






41. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






42. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






43. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






44. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






45. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






46. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






47. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






48. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






49. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






50. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool